Breathing (track)
by Kate Bush
Breathing appears on the following album(s) by Kate Bush:
- Never For Ever (track #11) (this album) (1980)
- The Whole Story (track #4) (compilation) (1986)
- This Woman's Work: Anthology 1978-1990 (track #100) (compilation) (1990)
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Track ratings | Avg. track rating |
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| ! | 09/27/2026 20:49 | Pepeov | 6,506 | 79/100 |
| ! | 08/26/2026 14:48 | daCritic | 39,620 | 75/100 |
| ! | 06/18/2026 19:00 |  DommeDamian | 78,654 | 51/100 |
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This track is rated in the top 1% of all tracks on BestEverAlbums.com. This track has a Bayesian average rating of 86.8/100, a mean average of 87.5/100, and a trimmed mean (excluding outliers) of 87.8/100. The standard deviation for this track is 9.7.
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DeusExMackia TOP 100 COMMENTER 11/27/2018 14:15 | #225740
One of Bush's most haunting works. Of all the ways to go about an anti-war song, this is stark. Something about the uncertainty in those piano chords that really hits the mark; the overall acuteness of the soundscape and her jarring words just oozes creepiness and dystopia.
Agree with deusexmackia , utterly haunting and one of her very best songs. written, produced and performed impeccably.
